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Author_Katie Stevenson
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Scottish Studies
Product details
- ISBN 9780748645879
- Weight: 417g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 19 May 2014
- Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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How did the later medieval kings of Scotland manipulate their power and alliances after the Wars of Independence?
Key Features:
An introduction to a period in history dominated by national identity and independence from English sovereigntyExpert assessment of the period arranged in thematic chaptersGives fresh insights into the period that draw on a wide range of sourcesExtensive further reading listsPower and Propaganda is a thematic reflection on the political history of late medieval Scotland, that considers the ways in which power was expressed and renegotiated during a crucial period in the kingdom’s history. It deals with themes including the nature of the power enjoyed by kings, how that power was maintained and how it was deployed; the interpersonal relations and struggles between kings and the elites within their kingdoms; and, the structures of governance through which power operated and was felt down to a local level.
Late medieval Scotland is especially fertile ground for an examination of all of these themes as two new dynasties – the Bruces and the Stewarts – were faced with the challenge of establishing their own legitimacy and authority.
Katie Stevenson is a senior lecturer in Late Medieval British History, University of St Andrews.
